a protest which happened because they were about to be replaced while already working in extremely dangerous conditions with terrible compensation.

Gee. Being "replaced" in a job like that sounds like a good career move to me.

The system that prevailed up to that point didn't give them many options, of course... but neither would their response to it. Sabotage doesn't bring progress, no matter who told you that it did, or how much you want to believe it.

Again I really hope you read about the luddites rather than draw conclusions from surface-level observations of them.

Not only were they essentially one of the first organized labor protestors, they also protested against the poor quality of the products made by the machines. This is why they were extremely popular among most people who lived during this time, and would be sheltered by people unrelated to the workers of the mills.

Someone who made quality garments for their town was put out of business by a mill mass-producing terrible quality products. It’s almost the first echoes of what we see coming over from Amazon/Temu now.